Memory phrase for the character: 挑

挑

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Meaning

challenge, defy, contend for

Pronunciation

CHŌ
idomu

Explanation

 Left: hand 扌, right: sign/omen 兆 (Shows cracks in a turtle shell that were used in ancient China for divination.)

Mnemonic
 
(Is he really strong?) His hand is the sign/omen if you should challenge him.

Radicals

扌 handSeveral characters are used for hand: ナ, 扌,手, ヨ
兆 omen




 Vocabulary

挑む いどむ  to challenge, to contend for, to make love to
挑戦 ちょうせん  challenge, defiance

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